Title
Proliferative processes in the cephalic region of sheep
Other title
Procesos proliferativos en la región cefálica de los ovinos
Date Issued
01 January 2002
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
Macro and histopathological analyses of proliferative processes in the cephalic region of adult female sheep from a large enterprise in the central sierra of Peru are reported. Of the 14 cases studied, 10 corresponded to neoplasias, one to benign proliferative growth and 3 to inflammatory processes (chronic dermatitis). The neoplasias effected the ear lobe (n=5), eye ball (n=4) and the nostril (n=1), while the proliferative (hyperkeratotic papilloma) and chronic dermatitis cases were jeopardizing the ear lobe. Macroscopically the tumors presented exophytic semi-oval, papillomatous and semicircular growths, and all had exudate and necrotized surfaces. The neoplasias were not associated with metastasis, but histologically demonstrated diverse degrees of cellular differentiation. Of the 10 neoplasias, 6 corresponded to degree I (well differentiated) and 4 to degree II (moderately differentiated) . All the animals effected with tumors presented slight leukocytosis, generally characterized by neutrophilia, and slight to moderate lymphopenia was found in 2 of the 10 cases.
Start page
38
End page
45
Volume
13
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84889627673
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
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